Finer Player vs Crate for Plex

Rediscover your Jellyfin Music Library like never before with a truly native iOS experience. iOS System Integration • Stream music to your favorite speakers with built-in AirPlay support. • Browse and play your music library directly from CarPlay. • Enjoy "Now Playing" integration across your system and control playback directly from your keyboard. • Automatic sign-in based on system keychain, your credentials, securely handled. • Stay informed with system notifications for the currently playing song. Seamless Access • Browse albums, artists, playlists and play history effortlessly. • Connect multiple Jellyfin servers and switch between accounts with ease. • View Lyrics, and translate in-app to language you are familiar with. • Core library functions including playlist and favorites management. • Playback status are reported to jellyfin server, so that server can scrobble these songs to listenbrainz or last.fm. Offline Listening • Download individual songs, albums and playlists for offline playback. • Manage your downloads with automatic storage optimization and flexible deletion options. • Enjoy your music library anywhere, even without an internet connection.

Your Plex music library, finally given the iOS music player it deserves. Crate is a native, unofficial music player for your Plex Media Server, built for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. Pay once. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. Just your music, played beautifully. ON IPHONE - Browse your entire library — albums, artists, playlists - Now Playing reimagined with crossfade, queue, lyrics, and hearts - Stations built from your own library — Hits, Heart Beats, On Repeat, and more - Discover view to rediscover albums you'd forgotten you loved - Download albums for offline listening - Smart caching keeps recently-played tracks ready offline - Pick up where you left off — Crate restores your last session on launch - Light and dark modes that actually look like iOS IN THE CAR - Full CarPlay app — Home, Library, Discover, Stations, and Search - Top Picks and recent albums the moment you connect - Hands-free with Siri: "Hey Siri, play House in Crate" - Ask Siri for a playlist, an artist, or a station, or say "I like this song" to heart it ON IPAD - A layout built for the big screen, in both orientations - Lyrics alongside the artwork, the way they should be ON APPLE WATCH - A real watchOS app — browse, download, and play from your wrist - Doubles as a remote when your iPhone is the one playing - Download albums directly to your watch - Phone-optional playback with AirPods THE FUNDAMENTALS, DONE RIGHT - Gapless playback with crossfade between tracks - Volume matching, so quiet albums and loud ones sit at the same level - Lossless FLAC playback on iPhone (Apple Watch auto-transcodes for compatibility) - Stream quality control, with Data Saver and Low Data Mode respected automatically - Shuffle with no repeats - Hearts to track what you love - Queue management you can actually use WHAT'S NOT INSIDE - No subscription - No ads - No tracking - No login wall to a service that isn't yours Crate connects directly to your own Plex Media Server. Your music. Your server. Your player. REQUIREMENTS Crate requires a Plex Media Server with a music library and a free Plex account. Plex Pass is not required. Crate is an unofficial third-party application and is not made by, endorsed by, or affiliated with Plex Inc.